"'What if' Vimeiro 1808" Topic
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| olicana | 29 Nov 2021 1:16 p.m. PST |
I've just set up my first historical Peninsular scenario. Obviously I had to tinker with it by making it a 'What if'. Otherwise Vimeiro isn't really a game, IMHO. Notes, OOBs, and more pics here: link
Hope you likey. |
 ColCampbell  | 29 Nov 2021 2:57 p.m. PST |
Great table layout. With all of the restrictive terrain, I would not want to be a cavalry commander! Jim |
| Mike Petro | 29 Nov 2021 3:30 p.m. PST |
Beautiful board and figs sir! Even after reading a couple of sources, never really got an answer as to why the French battalions were so massive- some being over 1,200+ men IIRC. What was the reason for this? |
| olicana | 29 Nov 2021 8:50 p.m. PST |
I don't know why. I suspect they picked up garrisons or suchlike en route, a company here, a company there, and rather than form them into new units, simply attached them to existing formations – thus negating the need to find new senior officers, and create new structures, to command them. If it were a temporary measure this would make sense. |
| cavcrazy | 29 Nov 2021 8:59 p.m. PST |
Great looking figures, terrain, and scenario. |
| Mike Petro | 30 Nov 2021 8:58 p.m. PST |
That seems feasible….thanks for the insight! I am building up to play the town assault only version, saving space and figures by ignoring the flanking movements. I commend you for getting that part in as well. |
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